Non-standard dishes, which will be discussed in this article, can be attributed to the number of the most original, despite the simplicity of cooking and a fairly trivial set of components included in its composition.
Mashed potatoes of puree are perfect for a casual lunch, as well as an excellent snack for a festive menu. From such delicacies will be equally admired, both adults and children. Therefore, we will not hesitate and will begin to prepare it.
Mashed potato balls with cheese, fried in deep fried
Ingredients:
- potato tubers - 2 kg;
- cheese hard - 320 g;
- Wheat flour;
- vegetable refined oil;
- black ground pepper - pinch;
- salt - to taste.
Preparation
First we will prepare a potato basis for the balls. To do this, we clean the previously washed potato tubers, pour cold water and boil until cooked. Then the water is drained, we knead the tubers with a crust for mashing, season with salt and ground black pepper, mix thoroughly and allow to cool. Now add the wheat flour, to get a viscous, malleable for modeling, and hard cheese cut into small cubes.
We put a full teaspoon of potato in the palm of our hand, form a cake from it, place a piece of cheese on the center and close the edges, forming a ball. Cheese should be completely covered with a potato mixture, otherwise it will simply flow out when frying balls.
Now we pour in a frying pan a sufficient amount of refined vegetable oil, warm it up and lay in small portions of the billet of potato balls with cheese. After acquiring a beautiful brown blush, we take it out on napkins or a paper towel, let the fat soak, and then move the items to a dish.
How to cook mashed potato balls with mushroom filling in the oven?
Ingredients:
- potato tubers - 1 kg;
- egg of chicken - 1 piece;
- butter - 25 g;
- salad onion - 75 g;
- carrots - 75 g;
- mushrooms - 450 g;
- garlic - 2-3 teeth;
- black ground pepper - to taste;
- salt - to taste;
- olive oil;
- breadcrumbs;
- sesame seeds.
Preparation
As in the previous recipe, cook pre-washed and peeled potatoes until ready, then knead it until complete elimination of the lumps and obtain a homogeneous mashed potatoes, season it with creamy oil and leave until completely cooled.
In the meantime, we are preparing the filling. To do this, cleaned and melenko chopped lettuce in a warmed pan with olive oil and fry for five minutes. Then we add the grated carrots, peeled and chopped garlic, we pass the vegetables for another five minutes and add the shredded pre-washed mushrooms. We mass the mass with salt and ground pepper, cover the container with a lid and cook it on moderate heat until the vegetables and mushrooms are ready and soft.
In the cooled potato mass, add the egg, a little salt and ground black pepper and knead it nicely. If necessary, pour a little flour and mix again. With moistened hands, we form a potato cake, center a few fillings on it and close the potato edges, hiding the mushroom filler inside.
Breadcrumbs mix
We set the baking pan with preforms at an average level heated to 185 degrees oven and hold for twenty five to thirty minutes, periodically turning over.
To prepare such potato balls, you can use any other stuffing from pieces of ham and any other meat products to slices of fresh or semi-prepared vegetables or seafood.